THIS week, we must digress. Instead of heading off to consult Arlene Nang, we must speak of another table, this one in a restaurant called “Green Smoothie” on Session Road, at which I have a late, late lunch with friends late last week.

THE energy of the Yang Earth Dog can be described as “Fai Kong”: determined, stubborn, idealistic, and willing to fight to see his goal through. Aa likes the loose translation of this term which means “kicks away the ghost”.

REPUBLIC Act 10068, known as the Organic Agriculture Act (OAA) of 2010, was signed into law in 2010. It is an act providing for the development and promotion of organic agriculture (OA) in the Philippines and for other purposes.